Overview
- Local reports say the former Carlton defender had surgery for a brain bleed on Wednesday and his injuries are not considered life-threatening.
- NSW Ambulance said Dean was found with a significant head injury on Smollett Street about 8pm and taken to Albury Base Hospital, where he remains in a stable condition.
- NSW Police spoke to three young people near the scene, seized several mobile phones and later arrested a 17-year-old in North Albury to be dealt with under the Young Offenders Act.
- Some outlets report Dean had been collecting takeaway and had earlier confronted youths, though police say the exact circumstances of how he was injured remain under investigation.
- Carlton said it is supporting Dean and his family, and Lavington Panthers’ president reported the operation went well but flagged a long recovery.